The Adolf Busch Award honored MwB with a special prize, recognizing us as an “exceptional organization doing important work by using music to create a more civil and just society.”

Three organizations received special recognition out of 200 applications, with the top honor going to the Shropshire Music Foundation. MwB and the Afghanistan National Institute of Music were recognized with special prizes as organizations working to address needs stemming from the current crisis for refugees and oppressed people around the world.